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You like chocolate. I like chocolate. The kids, well of course they like chocolate. So that’s pretty much enough reason to pile into the car and head for The Hill to tour Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate’s factory. And it’s free. The Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate factory is not far from Forest Park, so you can stop by …

Feel like getting back to nature, but you’re too lazy to get out of your car? Then take your kids to see wild elk, bison and deer without ever leaving your climate controlled vehicle at Lone Elk Park. Feel like getting back to nature, but you’re too lazy to get out of your car? Then …

This week in St. Louis the weather is either going to be cold or rainy or both. Not being able to get your little ones to the park to run off that extra energy can be a real drain on an at-home mommy. Of course most working moms haven’t seen a weekday playground visit since, …

Feeling bored? Nothing to do? Head out to a free story time at the library! Remember, story time is for both of you, not free baby sitting. You know, FYI. Because you’d never try to dump your kid at the library, would you? Call your library to see if you need to RSVP first. St. …

All right, I wasn’t even going to put this one out there, but then I was listening to the radio when the on-air host was complaining about Redbox. A caller pointed out that you can get your movies for free at the library. Duh, I thought. Then the host said he didn’t even have a …

(There is no festival planned for 2019, this is a post from the archive) Every year park rangers show kids where maple sugar comes from by tapping trees in Rockwoods Reservations. The trees are tapped in sometime in January when weather conditions are just right. The 2018 Maple Sugar Festival takes place Saturday, Feb. 3, …